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Ok take pity on me for this probably stupid question.

What do you find is the best way to move Newley hatched larvae, and or doing 100% water changes.

Having never handled them before I have been searching ( to no avail) for the best way.
That will cause the least stress or damage.

I have various scenario's running round my head. But as a lot of you have raised many hundreds I was wanting to steal some Knowlage.

Thank you for any thoughts or experiences :happy:
 
Use a turkey baster to suck out all the mulm and 99% of the water, then dump the babies into a waiting tub of fresh water. Then wash the old tub to use the next day.
 
Thanks for that, that was kinda one of the ideas I has but wasn't sure if I would damage them that way.
 
I first used a very large-bore pipette to move them one at a time, and then a plastic spoon, but either way involves a lot of chasing. The method mentioned above actually sounds a bit smarter than mine haha.
 
If using a pipette try catching axolotl from the front so that you dont injure its gills


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